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FRENCH PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS FRANÇAIS A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a noun. Examples in English are: I, you, they, her, him, me, it, there, etc. A) SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS Used with verbs in a sentence to replace a person or a thing mentioned previously: Je/J’ = I Je donne = I give/I'm giving Tu = You Tu donnes = You give/You are giving Il = He /It Il donne = He/It gives He/It is giving Elle = She/It Elle donne = She/It gives She/It is giving On = One/We/They On donne = One/We/They give/are giving Nous = We Nous donnons = We give/We are giving Vous = You Vous donnez = You give/You are giving Ils = They Ils donnent = They give/They are giving Elles = They Elles donnent = They give/They are giving Examples: Je donne le livre à Marie. = I give the book to Marie. Estelle dit qu'elle est malade. = Estelle says that she is sick. Le chat a neuf ans. Il est noir et blanc. = The cat is 9 years old. It is black and white. B) OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS DIRECTS These come before verbs like connaître, aimer, voir, regarder, payer, demander, chercher, attendre, écouter, etc. me (m’) me Il me connaît. = He knows me. te (t’) you Je te vois. = I see you. le (l') him/it Elle l'aime. = She likes/loves him/it. la (l') her/it Ils l’entendent. = They hear her/it. nous us Elles nous détestent. = They hate us. vous you Il vous verra. = He will see you. les them Je les achèterai. = I will buy them. NOTE: The pronoun goes before the verb in French! For One-to- One, Skype or Small Group Tutorials please visit Tutorialsindublin.ie

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FRENCH PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS FRANÇAIS

A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a noun. Examples in English are: I, you, they,

her, him, me, it, there, etc.

A) SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS

Used with verbs in a sentence to replace a person or a thing mentioned previously:

Je/J’ = I Je donne = I give/I'm giving

Tu = You Tu donnes = You give/You are giving

Il = He /It Il donne = He/It gives He/It is giving

Elle = She/It Elle donne = She/It gives She/It is giving

On = One/We/They On donne = One/We/They give/are giving

Nous = We Nous donnons = We give/We are giving

Vous = You Vous donnez = You give/You are giving

Ils = They Ils donnent = They give/They are giving

Elles = They Elles donnent = They give/They are giving

Examples:

Je donne le livre à Marie. = I give the book to Marie.

Estelle dit qu'elle est malade. = Estelle says that she is sick.

Le chat a neuf ans. Il est noir et blanc. = The cat is 9 years old. It is black and white.

B) OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS

DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS DIRECTS

These come before verbs like connaître, aimer, voir, regarder, payer, demander, chercher,

attendre, écouter, etc.

me (m’) me Il me connaît. = He knows me.

te (t’) you Je te vois. = I see you.

le (l') him/it Elle l'aime. = She likes/loves him/it.

la (l') her/it Ils l’entendent. = They hear her/it.

nous us Elles nous détestent. = They hate us.

vous you Il vous verra. = He will see you.

les them Je les achèterai. = I will buy them.

NOTE: The pronoun goes before the verb in French!

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INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS OBJETS INDIRECTS

These usually have the word to before the noun or pronoun. They follow verbs which have à

after them, eg, envoyer à, donner à, dire à, parler à, écrire à, rappeler à, etc.

me (m') (to) me Il m'envoie la photo. = He's sending the photo to me/me the….

te (t') (to) you Elle te donnera le cadeau. = She will give the gift to you/you…

lui (to) him/her Je lui parle le samedi. = I talk to him/to her on Saturdays.

nous (to) us Tu nous écriras demain. = You will write to us tomorrow.

Vous (to) you Je vous rappellerai l’adresse ce soir. = I will remind you of the address

this evening.

leur (to) them Il leur a dit de se taire. = He told them to be quiet.

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